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madam president, i yield the floor. a senator: ,madam president, madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from delaware. mr. coons: i rise today because this week once again the senate of the united states has the opportunity to create jobs. to find a way to work together to make a real difference in the long-term strength of this nation and to finally punch back against this recession which has taken so much from the working families of our states. i rise in support of the rebuilding america jobs act, a bill that will invest $60 billion in our nation's crumbling infrastructure and put hundreds of thousands of americans back to work. investments in america's infrastructure are investments in america's future. and they could not come at a more critical time for our country, our communities, or our future. the rest of the world is pouring money into its infrastructure because they know that it will not only make it easier for them to recover from this recession, they know it will make them more competitive for their long-term future for their people, for t
madam president, i yield the floor. a senator: ,madam president, madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from delaware. mr. coons: i rise today because this week once again the senate of the united states has the opportunity to create jobs. to find a way to work together to make a real difference in the long-term strength of this nation and to finally punch back against this recession which has taken so much from the working families of our states. i rise in support of the...
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johnson: yes, thank you, madam speaker. i have a unanimous consent request to submit the following two documents into the record. one is from the international association of fifighters, the other from the aarp, both of which express their opposition to this ill-founded measure before us, house resolution 2. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the request is granted. the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: i now yield 30 seconds to the distinguished gentleman from massachusetts. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for 30 seconds. mr. markey: we do not need a constitutional amendment. we need a supercommittee congressional commitment now. to the republicans, do it now. call president obama now. tell him tax breaks for the billionaires on the table. tell them defense spending, on the table. tell him tax breaks for oil companies, on the table. the president says he'll put the social programs on the table. you don't have to go back 200 years to amend the constitution. you just have t
johnson: yes, thank you, madam speaker. i have a unanimous consent request to submit the following two documents into the record. one is from the international association of fifighters, the other from the aarp, both of which express their opposition to this ill-founded measure before us, house resolution 2. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the request is granted. the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: i now yield 30 seconds to the distinguished gentleman from massachusetts. the...
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walz: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to urge, no to implore my colleagues to support the stock act, and ask speaker boehner to bring this bill to the floor immediately. on sunday night the cbs news program 60 minutes highlighted a problem of potential insider trading on capitol hill. unlike other americans, members of congress and their staff are not held legally responsible for profiting from nonpublic information they gain in their official positions. it's outrageous. when i came to congress several years ago, i couldn't believe it wasn't already a law. at a time when americans are understandably frustrated with bickering and gridlock here in congress, the one thing we can do is restore their trust in the system. this legislation is a big step in that direction of restoring that trust. it's very simple. it asks that if you are a member of congress, receive information, you cannot trade stocks to profit from those. it's a simple bill. i ask speaker boehner to allow this bill to come to the floor. let's make
walz: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to urge, no to implore my colleagues to support the stock act, and ask speaker boehner to bring this bill to the floor immediately. on sunday night the cbs news program 60 minutes highlighted a problem of potential insider trading on capitol hill. unlike other americans, members of congress and their staff are not held legally responsible for profiting from nonpublic information they gain in their official positions. it's outrageous. when i came to...
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i repeat, madam president, 275%. that's not some figure that was made up out of the blue by some right-wing or left-wing organization. it came from the nonpartisan congressional budget office. these are the same millionaires and billionaires whose annual after-tax income has increased by 275% over the last three decades. between 1979 and 2007, the bottom 20% of wage earners saw their wages creep up slowly, 18%. meantime, the top 1% saw theirs double again and again and again to almost 300% increase. the bottom 20% of wage earners saw theirs go up 18%. the people i've talked about, the millionaires and billionaires, they have gone up almost 300%. in fact, their share of the nation's income is higher than any time since 1928. just before the stock market crashed. their share of the national income has doubled since 1979. listen to this, madam president. and now they take home more than half of all the money earned each year in this great country. even after taxes. they take home more than half the money earned each yea
i repeat, madam president, 275%. that's not some figure that was made up out of the blue by some right-wing or left-wing organization. it came from the nonpartisan congressional budget office. these are the same millionaires and billionaires whose annual after-tax income has increased by 275% over the last three decades. between 1979 and 2007, the bottom 20% of wage earners saw their wages creep up slowly, 18%. meantime, the top 1% saw theirs double again and again and again to almost 300%...
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madam speaker, and baseball bats. madam speaker, this is about the ability for those that have a legitimate carry permit to go across the state line and not be subject to arrest. someone who makes an honest mistake by going across the state line, that doesn't have a reciprocity agreement with their current state, and they have a carry permit. madam speaker, this is more about what's right with america in regards to upholding our second amendment, our constitutional right. and so those that are in favor of doing away with all types of guns, i guess, it smacks that they disagree with our founding fathers and our second amendment right. madam speaker, i support this rule and encourage my colleagues to support it as well. h.r. 822 protects the rights of legal gun owners throughout the united states. i've heard this debate this afternoon about the dangers of gun crime. i completely agree. guns are dangerous tools that need to be treated with respect. guns can be used by people to kill other people. however, what i saw in t
madam speaker, and baseball bats. madam speaker, this is about the ability for those that have a legitimate carry permit to go across the state line and not be subject to arrest. someone who makes an honest mistake by going across the state line, that doesn't have a reciprocity agreement with their current state, and they have a carry permit. madam speaker, this is more about what's right with america in regards to upholding our second amendment, our constitutional right. and so those that are...
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reid: madam president, i have a cloture motion at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: we, the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the motion to proceed to calendar number 238, s. 1917, a bill to create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for middle-class families and businesses, and for other purposes, signed by 17 senators as follows -- reid of nevada, casey, reed of rhode island, durbin, feinstein, levin, bingaman, murray, leahy, conrad, whitehouse, cardin, boxer, franken, baucus, menendez and lieberman. mr. reid: i ask consent that the mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i now withdraw my motion to proceed. the presiding officer: the motion is withdrawn. mr. reid: madam president, sunday on one of the sunday shows, the assistant leader, the republican whip, my friend, the senior -- junior senator from arizona, indicated that republ
reid: madam president, i have a cloture motion at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: we, the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the motion to proceed to calendar number 238, s. 1917, a bill to create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for middle-class families and businesses, and for other purposes, signed by 17 senators as follows -- reid...
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madam president, i yield the floor. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from georgia. mr. isakson: madam president, tomorrow i will join with what i hope will be every american in paying tribute to our veterans who have served us over 200 years to protect the liberty and the freedom and the peace that all of us enjoy. our veterans from the revolutionary war veterans that created this republic to the veterans that serve today in afghanistan and the war on terror. in hef try every -- in history every generation has been called in a time of trouble and every generation responded. there are significant dates in the history of our country that remind us of the great military victories that we have had and the great sacrifice our soldiers have made. december 7, 1941, the terrible attack on pearl harbor. the june 6, 1944, when americans bravely stormed omaha beach and began the invasion of europe which ran out nazi germany. we all remember with horror and terror 9/11/2001, when new york, washington and all of america and all pe
madam president, i yield the floor. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from georgia. mr. isakson: madam president, tomorrow i will join with what i hope will be every american in paying tribute to our veterans who have served us over 200 years to protect the liberty and the freedom and the peace that all of us enjoy. our veterans from the revolutionary war veterans that created this republic to the veterans that serve today in afghanistan and the war on terror. in...
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clarke: thank you, madam speaker. i'm very concerned about reports that the city of detroit may be running out of money as early as april of next year. one of the problems that detroit is facing is too many of our tax dollars are going to pay off debt owed by the city and owed by the schools. at the very time we need to put more police officers, more firefighters, more emergency medical providers on the street. at a time where we need to hire more schoolteachers and open more schools that will truly educate and graduate our young people. that's why i'm urging this congress, this house specifically, to adopt the detroit jobs trust fund. and i want to thank you personally, madam speaker, for the leadership and vision in supporting this legislation which would allow federal tax dollars paid by detroiters to be invested in detroit, invested to cut taxes, make our streets safer, and our schools stronger. this will not only help put detroiters back to work, it will help our country. because when you rebuild detroit, you ren
clarke: thank you, madam speaker. i'm very concerned about reports that the city of detroit may be running out of money as early as april of next year. one of the problems that detroit is facing is too many of our tax dollars are going to pay off debt owed by the city and owed by the schools. at the very time we need to put more police officers, more firefighters, more emergency medical providers on the street. at a time where we need to hire more schoolteachers and open more schools that will...
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madam speaker, i'm sorry. madam speaker i rise in strong opposition to h.r. 822. what the brady campaign correctly calls the packing heat on your street bill. mr. speaker, america's in dire economic straights. millions of people are out -- straits. millions of people are out of work, people are clam bering for congress to pass legislation to grow the economy and help create jobs. so what does the house of representatives do? this august body is considering gun legislation. the disconnect between the republican house majority and the american people is beyond belief. it's no wonder that the congress approval rating is 13%. not only are we wasting our time on this issue, but what the bill does should scare every american. this bill as amended by the judiciary committee would let a person with a concealed carry permit issued by one state take his or her weapon to any other state of which they are not a resident, regardless of the laws of that other state. state laws on both gun possession and concealed carry would be overridden. this bill takes away the right of the
madam speaker, i'm sorry. madam speaker i rise in strong opposition to h.r. 822. what the brady campaign correctly calls the packing heat on your street bill. mr. speaker, america's in dire economic straights. millions of people are out -- straits. millions of people are out of work, people are clam bering for congress to pass legislation to grow the economy and help create jobs. so what does the house of representatives do? this august body is considering gun legislation. the disconnect...
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so with that, madam president, i yield the floor. mrs. feinstein: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from california. mrs. feinstein: what is the parliamentary status right now? the presiding officer: we're still in morning business. the republicans control 6 minutes 25 seconds. mr. alexander: madam president, we'll yield back the republican time so that we can move ahead to -- the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. feinstein: madam president? the presiding officer: morning business is closed. under the previous order the senate will resume consideration of h.r. 2354 which the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 157, h.r. 2354 an act making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2012, and for other purposes. fine madam president, it's my -- mrs. feinstein: madam president, it's my understanding senator bingaman would like to speak on an amendment he has filed and senator murkowski may come down to speak on that amendment, which is fine. i'd like to urge senator
so with that, madam president, i yield the floor. mrs. feinstein: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from california. mrs. feinstein: what is the parliamentary status right now? the presiding officer: we're still in morning business. the republicans control 6 minutes 25 seconds. mr. alexander: madam president, we'll yield back the republican time so that we can move ahead to -- the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. feinstein: madam president? the presiding officer:...
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johnson: yes, thank you, madam speaker. i have a unanimous consent request to submit the following two documents into the record. one is from the international association of firefighters, the other om the aarp, both of which express their opsition to this ill-founded measure before us, house resolution 2. the speaker pro tempore: without objectio the request is granted. the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: i w yield 30 seconds to the distinguished gentleman from massachusetts. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for 30 seconds. mr. markey: we do not need a constitutional amendment. we need a supercommittee congressional commitment now. tohe republicans, do it now. call president obama now. tell him tax breaks for the billionaires on the table. tell them defense spending, on the table. tell him tax breaks for oil companies, on the table. the president says he'll put the social programs on the table. you don't have to go back 200 years to amend the constitution. you just have to next w
johnson: yes, thank you, madam speaker. i have a unanimous consent request to submit the following two documents into the record. one is from the international association of firefighters, the other om the aarp, both of which express their opsition to this ill-founded measure before us, house resolution 2. the speaker pro tempore: without objectio the request is granted. the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: i w yield 30 seconds to the distinguished gentleman from massachusetts. the speaker...
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speier: thank you, madam speaker. i thank the author of this resolution for giving us all the opportunity to recognize gabe zimmerman and to honor his memory and to extend to his family, ross zimmerman, emily nottingham, and ben zimmerman, our gratitude for giving their son and brother in service to this country. we've said it already, gabe zimmerman, a young man a passionate, idealizist, 30-year-old man, engaged to be married to his beloved kelly, lost his life in a gunfire while -- in gunfire while assisting his congresswoman, gabbie giffords. in the routine course of affairs in this house, our staff members often sacrifice their peace of mind in service to the needs of our constituents. in many of our hectic moment they sacrifice their family time and the events with children that create a lifetime of memories. gabe semi-erman loved his mustn't and his nation that he served -- zimmerman loved his community and his nation that he served and it is appropriate that we recognize him and aflicks -- affix a plaque in his
speier: thank you, madam speaker. i thank the author of this resolution for giving us all the opportunity to recognize gabe zimmerman and to honor his memory and to extend to his family, ross zimmerman, emily nottingham, and ben zimmerman, our gratitude for giving their son and brother in service to this country. we've said it already, gabe zimmerman, a young man a passionate, idealizist, 30-year-old man, engaged to be married to his beloved kelly, lost his life in a gunfire while -- in gunfire...
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it gos on and on, madam speaker. -- it goes on and on, madam speaker. on and on. these are good bills. i encourage americans across this great land to take a look at what we are doing as republicans in leading, leading the way toward true job creation. madam speaker, i know we can get our company, our country, rather, back to work. there are clear steps we can take so that when you get to the very bottom, this profit after tax equals a return on investment that is attractive, that makes folks want to put capital at risk. i want to cover one more thing before i go to the critical question of why our congress is dysfunctional. taxation. i'll just give you one example of how this is having a very detrimental impact on our country. we have a wonderful manufacturer in virginia beach, part of the second district, called steel. you may know them from their chainsaws, high quality product. it's a beautiful, well-run, efficient plant that they have in virginia beach. and they shared with me, they said, scott, look, we are competitive with our sister unit in asia, we are co
it gos on and on, madam speaker. -- it goes on and on, madam speaker. on and on. these are good bills. i encourage americans across this great land to take a look at what we are doing as republicans in leading, leading the way toward true job creation. madam speaker, i know we can get our company, our country, rather, back to work. there are clear steps we can take so that when you get to the very bottom, this profit after tax equals a return on investment that is attractive, that makes folks...
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smith: thank you, madam chair. i reluctantly rise to reject the amendment by the gentleman from puerto rico which would undermine the jones act. it would allow foreign owned and manned vessels to carry passengers within puerto rico. as such this waiver would disadvantage u.s. maritime operators and sea fairers who might otherwise provide services and its present form we cannot support the amendment. i commend the gentleman from puerto rico for his sincere efforts to expand maritime commerce in puerto rico but cannot support the amendment he's offered today. with that i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from puerto rico. the gentleman has one minute remaining. does the gentleman wish to reserve? mr. pierluisi: how many -- the chair: the opposition does have the right to close. the gentleman from washington has 4 1/2 minutes. mr. pierluisi: i'll be brief, madam chair. thank you for the time. i hear that there's some opposition, but what frustrates
smith: thank you, madam chair. i reluctantly rise to reject the amendment by the gentleman from puerto rico which would undermine the jones act. it would allow foreign owned and manned vessels to carry passengers within puerto rico. as such this waiver would disadvantage u.s. maritime operators and sea fairers who might otherwise provide services and its present form we cannot support the amendment. i commend the gentleman from puerto rico for his sincere efforts to expand maritime commerce in...
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madam clerk, are there any other announcements? >> no, madam chair. supervisor kim: thank you. meeting is adjourned. [stomach rumbles] vincent: sounds like you could use some van goghgurt. it's fortified with arts-rich nutrients to improve your math and reading skills... catch! boy: van goghgurt...thanks. so what's the deal with your ear? vincent: always with the ear, huh... announcer: feed your kids the arts. for ten simple ways to learn how, visit americansforthearts.org [horns honking] [siren wails] announcer: big dreams and goodrades aren't enough to get into college. there are actual steps you need to take. finding someone who can help is the first and most important. for the next steps, go to knowhow2go.org. i'll get that one. must be caful. ll, that a nice piure. come on, anna. ok. anuncer:orecsure doest affect jusyou. it aects your wle famy, too. if you've fallen behind on your mortgage, we can help.
madam clerk, are there any other announcements? >> no, madam chair. supervisor kim: thank you. meeting is adjourned. [stomach rumbles] vincent: sounds like you could use some van goghgurt. it's fortified with arts-rich nutrients to improve your math and reading skills... catch! boy: van goghgurt...thanks. so what's the deal with your ear? vincent: always with the ear, huh... announcer: feed your kids the arts. for ten simple ways to learn how, visit americansforthearts.org [horns honking]...
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and it is also -- madame cj walker was all about giving back. she trained women to become beauty operators so black women could have their own businesses. and you are carrying forward that tradition with the 100's. i want to thank you. cheryl, i want to thank it can 100's. i want everyone to go to the fabulous lunch. it is one of the best events of the year. you will love it. and off great headliner this year. >> yes. >> madame cj walker awards luncheon friday, march 23, 2012. you have time to get it on your calendar. call or go to... get your tickets now. it is always a sellout and always fabulous. thank you, cheryl. >> thank you for the opportunity. we do appreciate it. >> sure. >>> well, this is lots more right ahead. stay with us. >>> welcome back. as the ray h, nsberg theater opens its new holiday december show, rejoice, we have margo here. i love that you live in oakland. >> yes. >> so, tell us about your career. you have done it all. >> yes. i have been there the bay area for over 20 years. i am very excited about all of the new theater t
and it is also -- madame cj walker was all about giving back. she trained women to become beauty operators so black women could have their own businesses. and you are carrying forward that tradition with the 100's. i want to thank you. cheryl, i want to thank it can 100's. i want everyone to go to the fabulous lunch. it is one of the best events of the year. you will love it. and off great headliner this year. >> yes. >> madame cj walker awards luncheon friday, march 23, 2012. you...
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madam clerk, are there any other announcements? >> no, madam chair. supervisor kim: thank you. meeting is adjourned. supervisor mar: could afternoon, everyone. this is the land use and economic development committee. my name is eric mar. i am the chair. to my right is supervisor cohen. supervisor wiener we're supervisor any minute. our clerk alisa somera is -- miller. somera, i used to say. >> please turn off all cellular phones and electronic devices. complete speaker cards the documents to be included as part of the file. items acted upon today will appear on the november 15 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. supervisor mar: thank you. we would like to thank the staff from sfgtv for telecasting us, as they always do. we only have one item. >> item number one, resolution approving the agreement and authorizing the eastern neighborhoods rental incentive option under san francisco planning code for the residential developer proposed that 720 and 740 illinois street and 2121 third street. >> that we have a member of the planning department. >> good afternoon. th
madam clerk, are there any other announcements? >> no, madam chair. supervisor kim: thank you. meeting is adjourned. supervisor mar: could afternoon, everyone. this is the land use and economic development committee. my name is eric mar. i am the chair. to my right is supervisor cohen. supervisor wiener we're supervisor any minute. our clerk alisa somera is -- miller. somera, i used to say. >> please turn off all cellular phones and electronic devices. complete speaker cards the...
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madam clerk, are there any other announcements? >> no, madam chair. supervisor kim: thank you. meeting is adjourned. ♪ >> hello, and welcome to the department of elections right choice voting instructional video. it is part of the department of elections right choice voting outreach campaign and is designed to educate san francisco rig franciscoht choice voting. today we will learn what it is and who is elected using this voting method. we will also talk about with the ranked joyce l. looks like and how to market correctly. finally, we will see how the ranked joyce voting process works and to you an example of an election using ranked choice of voting. so, what is ranked joyce voting? in march 2002 san francisco voters adopted a charter to implement ranked choice of voting, also known as instant runoff voting. san francisco voters will use it to elect most local officials by selecting a first choice candidate in the first column on the ballot and deborah second and third choice candidates in the second and third columns resect to do -- respectively. this makes it possible to
madam clerk, are there any other announcements? >> no, madam chair. supervisor kim: thank you. meeting is adjourned. ♪ >> hello, and welcome to the department of elections right choice voting instructional video. it is part of the department of elections right choice voting outreach campaign and is designed to educate san francisco rig franciscoht choice voting. today we will learn what it is and who is elected using this voting method. we will also talk about with the ranked...
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madam clerk, are there any other announcements? >> no, madam chair. supervisor kim: thank you. meeting is adjourned.
madam clerk, are there any other announcements? >> no, madam chair. supervisor kim: thank you. meeting is adjourned.
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supervisor chiu: madam clerk, are there any communications? >> i have no communications. supervisor chiu: our 2:00 p.m. special order will be scheduled until november 15, next week. could you please read items one through 11? >> items 1 through 11 constitute the consent agenda and will be acted upon by a single roll call vote. unless a member requests separate discussion of a matter. it shall be removed and discussed separately. supervisor chiu: would anyone like to sever anything from the consent agenda? madam clerk, please call the roll. >> chiu aye. chu aye. cohen aye. farrell aye. kim aye. mar aye. mirkarimi aye. wiener aye. avalos aye. campos aye. there are 11 ayes. supervisor campos: those items are approved. could you please call
supervisor chiu: madam clerk, are there any communications? >> i have no communications. supervisor chiu: our 2:00 p.m. special order will be scheduled until november 15, next week. could you please read items one through 11? >> items 1 through 11 constitute the consent agenda and will be acted upon by a single roll call vote. unless a member requests separate discussion of a matter. it shall be removed and discussed separately. supervisor chiu: would anyone like to sever anything...
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madam president, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. under the previous order, the senate will be in a period of morning business until 11:00 a.m. with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each with the time equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees, with the majority controlling the first half and the republicans controlling the final half. ms. mikulski: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from maryland. ms. mikulski: good morning, madam president. madam president, is i wish tpo address one of the most -- i wish to address one of the most important issues facing the super committee, and that is where does social security fit into their plans. madam president, you know, because you're very close to the people of new hampshire, you know all over your great state and mine in maryland, people are getting ready for thanksgiving. and as they get ready for their plans, they, first of all, give
madam president, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. under the previous order, the senate will be in a period of morning business until 11:00 a.m. with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each with the time equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees, with the majority controlling the first half and the republicans controlling the final half. ms. mikulski: madam president? the...
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madam clerk, are there any other announcements? >> no, madam chair. supervisor kim: thank you. meeting is adjourned. >> good morning and welcome to the transbay joint powers authority board of directors meeting for thursday, october 13. madam secretary, can you please take roll-call? >> yes, and prior to taking role, notified that director ortiz has a conflict. [roll call] madame chair, you do have a quorum. director kim: 90. are there any communications today? >> not that i know. >> thank you. please call item four. >> item four is board of directors meeting new business. i know of none. director kim: great. please call item 5. >> item 5, executive director's report. >> good morning. add this one report that we continue our outreach efforts to the community and organizations interested in learning about our projects and interested in internships opportunities. most recently, we presented,girls, inc., an organization that works with girls and they teach them about science and technology and ask them to come in. the girls were very interested and learned a lot. we have asked our
madam clerk, are there any other announcements? >> no, madam chair. supervisor kim: thank you. meeting is adjourned. >> good morning and welcome to the transbay joint powers authority board of directors meeting for thursday, october 13. madam secretary, can you please take roll-call? >> yes, and prior to taking role, notified that director ortiz has a conflict. [roll call] madame chair, you do have a quorum. director kim: 90. are there any communications today? >> not...
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madam clerk, can you share your announcements? >> all persons attending the meeting are requested to turn off cell phones and pagers. if you wish to submit copies of material to the committee, please submit an extra copy for the file. if you wish to submit a speaker card, please put it by the container at the rail in front of you to your left. items recommended out of committee today will go to the full board of supervisors for consideration monday of next week unless another date is indicated. supervisor avalos: thank you. please call item 1. >> item 1, hearing to consider the issuance of a type 42 on sale beer and wine public premises license to james meade -- mead. supervisor avalos: thank you very much. inspector. >> supervisors, good morning. san francisco police department. what is before us today is an application. they are currently licensed with a tight 21. they are now applying for a type 42. if approved, it will allow them to do on-site wine tastings. they will have of sale privilege with onsite wine tastings. kind of a
madam clerk, can you share your announcements? >> all persons attending the meeting are requested to turn off cell phones and pagers. if you wish to submit copies of material to the committee, please submit an extra copy for the file. if you wish to submit a speaker card, please put it by the container at the rail in front of you to your left. items recommended out of committee today will go to the full board of supervisors for consideration monday of next week unless another date is...
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madam clerk, are there any other announcements? >> no, madam chair. supervisor kim: thank you. meeting is adjourned. >> thank you for coming. this is a culmination of a two- year journey being in stealth mode and finally you releasing our game to the world. i would like to address our ceo, jeffrey hunt. >> thank you, mr. mayor peter i am the ceo of title games. it is an honor to have you and everybody here today to welcome you to our new home. also, today is a very great day that we're celebrating, we closed our latest round of financing of $10 million, which is an exciting milestone for our company. it is a startup founded on a simple principle that quality, creativity, and originality rules all. to us, quality and creativity is reflected in the art, technology, and the entertainment that we craft. our goal is nothing short of revolution many facebook games, but to achieve this, we require the right people and the right environment. when thinking about where to establish our headquarters, our top two concerns were the ability to find top talent and the desire to surround ourse
madam clerk, are there any other announcements? >> no, madam chair. supervisor kim: thank you. meeting is adjourned. >> thank you for coming. this is a culmination of a two- year journey being in stealth mode and finally you releasing our game to the world. i would like to address our ceo, jeffrey hunt. >> thank you, mr. mayor peter i am the ceo of title games. it is an honor to have you and everybody here today to welcome you to our new home. also, today is a very great day...
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madam president, i yield the floor. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: madam president, i thank the distinguished senator from illinois for his remarks on topics that are very dear to us. i commend him for his advocacy and passion in these important areas. i was here last week in this chamber to discuss a variety of areas in which the american people aren't getting a straight deal compared to special interests and folks who have a lot of power for themselves and their industries here in washington. in that speech, i proposed a number of concrete steps that we could take to help restore the balance of power in our nation between ordinary american people, on the one hand, and the giant corporations and special interests that give themselves special deals and privileges that the american people don't share on the other hand. today i'm here to introduce legislation to take one of those steps. and that is to protect ordinary consumers from runaway interest rates on credit cards from wall st
madam president, i yield the floor. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: madam president, i thank the distinguished senator from illinois for his remarks on topics that are very dear to us. i commend him for his advocacy and passion in these important areas. i was here last week in this chamber to discuss a variety of areas in which the american people aren't getting a straight deal compared to special interests and folks who have a...
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hastings: thank you, madam speaker. i urge my colleagues to support the bill and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 588? those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2079. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 2079, a bill to designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 10 main street in east rockaway new york as the john j. cook post office. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from texas, mr. farne holt and the gentleman from maryland, mr. cummings, each will control 20 minutes. t
hastings: thank you, madam speaker. i urge my colleagues to support the bill and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 588? those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose...
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madam clerk, are there any other announcements? >> no, madam chair. supervisor kim: thank you. meeting is adjourned. >> san francisco and the league of california cities 113th annual conference. i'm mike casperzack, vice mayor of the city of mountain view and your league's first vice president. your league president, jim rightenour, mayor of modesto, who we see on the screen here, could not be with us today. so they called in the second string. jim had some recent health issues, but by all accounts he's doing very well. he's back at home and i'm waiting for him to pick up his blackberry so we can start texting again. let's keep him in our thoughts and prayers, though, as we work together during the next three days. now, won't you please join me again in thanking today's opening ceremony's participants including the san francisco police department color guard and byron pope from beverly hills. we have a great city clerk from mountain view but she doesn't sing like birom. let's give it up for them both. your annual conference is a critical time for our entire league to come toget
madam clerk, are there any other announcements? >> no, madam chair. supervisor kim: thank you. meeting is adjourned. >> san francisco and the league of california cities 113th annual conference. i'm mike casperzack, vice mayor of the city of mountain view and your league's first vice president. your league president, jim rightenour, mayor of modesto, who we see on the screen here, could not be with us today. so they called in the second string. jim had some recent health issues, but...
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reed: thank you, madam president. madam president, i rise today to pay tribute to john hardimann, the public defender for the state of rhode island, who passed away several days ago. john was the -- frankly, the finest public servant i have ever seen in my entire career. as a soldier, as a elected official, i have never encountered anyone with the dedication, the decency and determination of john hardimann. he literally devoted his life to the office of public defender in the state of rhode island. he graduated from law school in 1982. he started as a staff attorney there, worked his way up to head of the trial division, then became the public defender for the entire state of rhode island. his wife -- his life was devoted to the law. quietly, persistently, with diligence, dedication and decency, he sought to do justi justice. indeed, justice not for the powerful or privileged but for the powerless. indeed, in many cases, his clients were not only flow to her yus, they were in-- notorious, they were infamous. but john
reed: thank you, madam president. madam president, i rise today to pay tribute to john hardimann, the public defender for the state of rhode island, who passed away several days ago. john was the -- frankly, the finest public servant i have ever seen in my entire career. as a soldier, as a elected official, i have never encountered anyone with the dedication, the decency and determination of john hardimann. he literally devoted his life to the office of public defender in the state of rhode...
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madam clerk, are there any other announcements? >> no, madam chair. supervisor kim: thank you. meeting is adjourned. >> this is holly lee knox. there are some proud pet owners in san francisco and they have brought all their pets here to strut their stuff. >> it's an annual event that we've had. this is our 18th year. we bring in rescue groupers, vendors, supporters, lots and lots of animals. it's a proud day for us and for the animals of san francisco. >> the costume contest is really fun. people get really creative. it's a really fun event. people go all out, create costumes, buy costumes, whatever it is. but there's some really fun ones. >> we're just celebrating the pets and just their companionship and how they are invaluable. so everybody's having fun. >> we're the city's open door shelter. that means we take in every animal that comes through our door regardless of age, condition, species, everything in the city comes through us that is in need. >> animal care control, it is such an important agency and is very understaffed, has very few resources. but we make animals do
madam clerk, are there any other announcements? >> no, madam chair. supervisor kim: thank you. meeting is adjourned. >> this is holly lee knox. there are some proud pet owners in san francisco and they have brought all their pets here to strut their stuff. >> it's an annual event that we've had. this is our 18th year. we bring in rescue groupers, vendors, supporters, lots and lots of animals. it's a proud day for us and for the animals of san francisco. >> the costume...
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duffy. >> thank you, madam chair. one of my concerns as i said in the hearings is the back and forth in regard to what we, on this side of the aisle, have done to reform the cfpb. i 4 a bill, i don't know if you're aware of it, it was the consumer financial protection safety and soundness act of 2011, and one of the components of that bill that passed the house that is now one of the many stacked up in the senate was that we would move the cfpb from a director to a commission, and the commission was the original language in the democrats' bill that passed last year, and i hear a number of comments about how now we want to defang the cfpb when awl we're trying to do is make it work bet e and that's one of the frustrating things, as i sit here. i think we should have a real conversation about what we are trying to do. are we trying to defang it? are we trying to make it work better? i don't know if some across the aisle believe that this is the one law written perfectly, and we can't have any reform that can improve it,
duffy. >> thank you, madam chair. one of my concerns as i said in the hearings is the back and forth in regard to what we, on this side of the aisle, have done to reform the cfpb. i 4 a bill, i don't know if you're aware of it, it was the consumer financial protection safety and soundness act of 2011, and one of the components of that bill that passed the house that is now one of the many stacked up in the senate was that we would move the cfpb from a director to a commission, and the...
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. >> former hollywood madame heidi fleiss is here. she has come a long way since running an escort service and spending time in prison. she will tell us about her new gig coming up and some of the stars of "twilight breaking dawn." >> i love them. they're so talented. they did a really good job in the movie. >> there are three. >> the other one, not so much. >> all three. >> now, let's go inside. >> four of them do fantastic. >> check the top stories. savannah in for natalie. >> they are ganging up on you, ann. we move to new developing news in the penn state sex abuse scandal, mike mcqueary saying he saw jerry sandusky sexually assaulting a boy as young as 10 years old is defending his own actions. in an e-mail, he told a friend, i did stop it not physically but made sure it was stopped when i left that locker room. mcqueary said he did have discussions with police and the official at the university in charge of plays. >>> today, president obama announced a new security agreement with the prime minister in australia saying it will st
. >> former hollywood madame heidi fleiss is here. she has come a long way since running an escort service and spending time in prison. she will tell us about her new gig coming up and some of the stars of "twilight breaking dawn." >> i love them. they're so talented. they did a really good job in the movie. >> there are three. >> the other one, not so much. >> all three. >> now, let's go inside. >> four of them do fantastic. >> check...
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biggert: thank you, madam speaker. on roll call number 857 i was unavoidably detained and had i been present -- the speaker pro tempore: the house is not in order. will the members please take your conversations off the floor. the gentlelady is recognized. mrs. biggert: madam speaker, on roll call number 857 i was unavoidably detained. had i been present i would have voted no. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady's statement will appear in the record. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that when the house adjourns today it adjourn to meet at 10:00 a.m. on tuesday, november 22, 2011, when the house adjourns on that day, it adjourn to meet at 1:00 p.m. on friday, november 25, the year, 2011. and when the house adjourns on that day, it adjourn to meet at 2:00 p.m. on tuesday, november 29, 2011. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recog
biggert: thank you, madam speaker. on roll call number 857 i was unavoidably detained and had i been present -- the speaker pro tempore: the house is not in order. will the members please take your conversations off the floor. the gentlelady is recognized. mrs. biggert: madam speaker, on roll call number 857 i was unavoidably detained. had i been present i would have voted no. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady's statement will appear in the record. for...
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. >> thank you, commissioner, madam president. clearly, there are very respectable people in the room. they seem to patronize and enjoy the restaurant as well. the restaurant doesn't cater to parties that go on late at night well past closing time. they do generate a high number of drunks and they do make the neighborhood un safe. natalia and i live immediately next door. we are terribly inconvenienced and feel threatened by the people that often stand outside. they have stood in the way of natalia. they stand in my way as i approached the home. i am not as easily intimidated as natalia is. none of this is a fabrication. there are police reports i corroborate this. i would also welcome the opportunity to talk to the owners of the restaurant. i would like to do it in front of some authority like you. they first moved in. i made an effort to work with sergei. he was parked in front of my driveway. he dumped his garbage in my garbage cans. i asked him not to. he continued to do so even more. his delivery trucks, at random times. they
. >> thank you, commissioner, madam president. clearly, there are very respectable people in the room. they seem to patronize and enjoy the restaurant as well. the restaurant doesn't cater to parties that go on late at night well past closing time. they do generate a high number of drunks and they do make the neighborhood un safe. natalia and i live immediately next door. we are terribly inconvenienced and feel threatened by the people that often stand outside. they have stood in the way...
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madam clerk, we have an open item number nine at. we recessed until we could be joined by the mta director. commissioner campos, would you like to introduce this item? commissioner campos: thank you for taking your time to be here. and i know he had a prior meeting. think you for your flexibility in coming to speak with us. for those of you that were here when this item was first requested and for those of you that are new to the board, i want to simply put this in some context. last year i requested a management, operational audit of the mta. at the time that the audit was requested, the mta had not been subject to a management operations audit in 14 years. as of best practice under our rules under the board of supervisors, we want agencies to undergo of management performance of it, at least every eight years. -- we want agencies to undergo management performances at least every eight years. what we have before you is the second phase of the audit. the first phase was conducted by the office of budget and legislative analyst. with
madam clerk, we have an open item number nine at. we recessed until we could be joined by the mta director. commissioner campos, would you like to introduce this item? commissioner campos: thank you for taking your time to be here. and i know he had a prior meeting. think you for your flexibility in coming to speak with us. for those of you that were here when this item was first requested and for those of you that are new to the board, i want to simply put this in some context. last year i...
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madame clerk, are there any announcements? >> the items recommended will go to the full board on tuesday, november 15 unless otherwise indicated. item number one, hearing to consider appointing to members for january 31, 2013 s january 31, 2014. supervisor kim: unhook all the applicants are here today. we will be asking the same for the four of you to talk about your background briefly and your interest in serving on this commission. >> afternoon. thank you for your time and consideration. i am a san francisco native, my birthday is november 11, this friday. i have lived in annapolis, maryland. i was on staff at the u.s. naval academy where i attended school years ago. i enlisted in the navy after high school and have the opportunity to go to the naval academy. my military service and to my staff has been very useful to me throughout my career. now i will be 52. my wife and i returned to san francisco this last year and are excited to be back in the community. we made the decision that we wanted to get more active in our commu
madame clerk, are there any announcements? >> the items recommended will go to the full board on tuesday, november 15 unless otherwise indicated. item number one, hearing to consider appointing to members for january 31, 2013 s january 31, 2014. supervisor kim: unhook all the applicants are here today. we will be asking the same for the four of you to talk about your background briefly and your interest in serving on this commission. >> afternoon. thank you for your time and...
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thank you, madam clerk. please call item number 1. >> item 1, resolution supported regulated and safe patient access to medical cannabis in the city and county of san francisco. >> supervisor campos? supervisor campos: thank you. good morning, everyone. happy monday, happy halloween. this is the resolution that i am introducing, along with a number of my colleagues did not want to think that for their co- sponsorship. supervisor mar, supervisor of ellis, president chiu, supervisor mirkarimi, supervisor kim, and supervisor wiener. this makes it very clear that we, on the board of supervisors, want to send a very strong message to the federal government that they live up to the promises that the president made, who was running for president, and the promises that were made in the early stages of the current administration, that they would respect state law. the voters here in the state of california have spoken loud and clear that they believe in the right of patients to have access to medical cannabis. that w
thank you, madam clerk. please call item number 1. >> item 1, resolution supported regulated and safe patient access to medical cannabis in the city and county of san francisco. >> supervisor campos? supervisor campos: thank you. good morning, everyone. happy monday, happy halloween. this is the resolution that i am introducing, along with a number of my colleagues did not want to think that for their co- sponsorship. supervisor mar, supervisor of ellis, president chiu, supervisor...
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. >> madam chair, members of the committee, on page 5 of the report we point out that the projects at this time, which had a short-term surplus, shown in table 2, the next is on page 5 of the report, eight projects. they will be real appropriated into other projects, shown on table 3. these are separate from every appropriation, then be appropriated to the eight projects shown in table 3, page 6 of our report. we recommend you approve of this supplemental. supervisor chu: let's open this up to public comment. do any members of the public which to speak out item number two? public comment is closed. we have got a motion by supervisor -- supervisor supervr mirkarimi to move this forward without objection. thank you. item #3. >> item #3. ordinance de-appropriating $314,092,249 in existing water system improvement program project budgets and re- appropriating the funds to the revised wsip program budgets adopted by the san francisco public utilities commission, and placing $227,779,748 on controller reserve subject to completion of project-related analysis pursuant to california environme
. >> madam chair, members of the committee, on page 5 of the report we point out that the projects at this time, which had a short-term surplus, shown in table 2, the next is on page 5 of the report, eight projects. they will be real appropriated into other projects, shown on table 3. these are separate from every appropriation, then be appropriated to the eight projects shown in table 3, page 6 of our report. we recommend you approve of this supplemental. supervisor chu: let's open this...